Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing one of the most tested subtopics of professional responsibility — the duty of a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to the representation of a client, a former client, or a potential client.
In this episode we discuss:
- Overview of confidentiality
- Core exceptions to the duty of confidentiality
- How confidentiality works when the client is an organization
- A hypothetical from a previous California bar exam
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
- California Rules of Professional Conduct
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2009
- Podcast Episode 190: Listen and Learn – Exceptions to Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)
- Podcast Episode 194: Quick Tips – The MPRE
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